Where does “épeiche” come from?

épeiche (French) comes from Old French espec, from Frankish spiht, from Proto-Germanic spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.

épeiche (French): great spotted woodpecker

Definitions

  1. great spotted woodpecker

Ancestry of “épeiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespec—
2Frankishspihtwoodpecker
3Proto-Germanicspihtazwoodpecker
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peyk-name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie

Words derived from “épeiche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spihtaz →Every word from Frankish spiht →